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Art is a concrete and personal and rather childish thing after all—no matter what people do to graft it into science and make it sociological and psychological; it is no good at all unless it is let alone to be itself—a game of make-believe, or re-production, very exciting and delightful to people who have an ear for it or an eye for it. PARAPHRASE THIS PLEASE
“A Wagner Matinee” By Willa Cather
Willa Cather 1873-1947 • From Nebraska • stories based upon the hard lives of immigrant families around her…true heroes • American writer, one of the country's foremost novelists, whose carefully crafted prose conveys vivid pictures of the American landscape and the people it molded. • Journalist , teacher, fiction writer • Loved music
“A Wagner Matinee” • Theme: dreams and sacrifice… Sometimes circumstances in life force people to give up things they truly love and enjoy. • Point of View: 1st Person Narration • Characters: Aunt Georgiana, Uncle Howard, Clark nephew (narrator) • Setting: rural Nebraska and Boston… • Tone: • Mood:
CharacterizationMake a table much like this one and scan the short story for evidence of characterization, list it in the correct area, labeling the pg. number and assigning a personality trait or a physical feature. Direct Clark Aunt Georgiana Uncle Howard Indirect pg. 5 “I owed to this woman most of the good that ever came my way in my boyhood, and had a reverential affection for her.” GRATEFUL
Plot • Exposition • Rising Action • Conflict • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution
Imagery Excellent examples of Cather’s vivid descriptions only please Boston Nebraska Pg. Pg.